Difference between revisions 69052 and 70159 on xalwiki{{Орн Зура |conventional_long_name = <!-- -->Scotland{{spaces|2}}{{resize|75%|([[Scottish English|English]] / [[Scots language|Scots]])}}<br /><!-- -->''Alba''{{spaces|2}}{{resize|75%|([[Scottish Gaelic]])}} |common_name = Scotland |image_flag = Flag of Scotland.svg |flag_width = 127px |image_coat = Lionrampant.svg{{!}}border |symbol_width = 125px |symbol_type = Royal Standard |national_motto = <small>''[[In My Defens God Me Defend]]'' ([[Scots language|Scots]])<br />(often shown abbreviated as '''''IN DEFENS''''')</SMALL> |national_anthem = [[National anthem of Scotland|None]] (''[[de jure]]'')<br />[[Flower of Scotland]] (''[[de facto]]'') |image_map = Europe location SCO2.png |map_caption = {{map_caption|location=inset — orange)<br />in the [[United Kingdom]] (camel|region=[[Europe|the European continent]]|region_color=white}} |capital = [[Edinburgh]] |latd=55| latm=57 |latNS=N |longd=3 |longm=10 |largest_city = [[Glasgow]] |latd=55| latm=57 |latNS=N |longd=3 |longm=12 |longEW=W |official_languages = [[Scottish English|English]], [[Scottish Gaelic]] |regional_languages = [[Scottish Gaelic]], [[Scots language|Scots]] |ethnic_groups = 89% [[Scottish people|Scottish]], 7% [[English people|English]], [[Irish people|Irish]], [[Welsh people|Welsh]], 4% other<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/library/mid-2005-population-estimates/index.html |title=Registrar-General's Mid-2005 Population Estimates for Scotland |publisher=Gro-scotland.gov.uk |date=2010-02-16 |accessdate=2010-04-30|archiveurl=http://webarchive.nationalarchives.gov.uk/20120407035316/http://www.gro-scotland.gov.uk/statistics/library/mid-2005-population-estimates/index.html|archivedate=2012-04-07}}</ref> |ethnic_groups_year = |demonym = [[Scottish people|Scots, Scottish]]<sup>2</sup> |government_type = [[Devolution#Scotland|Devolved Government]] within a [[Constitutional monarchy]]<sup>3</sup> |leader_title1 = [[British monarchy|Monarch]] |leader_name1 = [[Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom|Elizabeth II]] |leader_title2 = [[First Minister of Scotland|First Minister]] ([[Scottish Government|Head of Scottish Government]]) |leader_name2 = [[Alex Salmond]] [[Members of the 3rd Scottish Parliament|MSP]] |leader_title3 = [[Prime Minister of the United Kingdom]] |leader_name3 = [[David Cameron]] [[Member of Parliament|MP]] |legislature = [[Scottish Parliament]] |sovereignty_type = Establishment |sovereignty_note = [[Scotland in the Early Middle Ages|Early Middle Ages]]; exact date of establishment [[Origins of the Kingdom of Alba|unclear or disputed]]; [[national myth|traditional]] 843, by [[King Kenneth MacAlpin]] <ref name=Lynch_359>{{cite book|chapter=Kenneth mac Alpin|last=Brown|first=Dauvit|editor=M. Lynch|title=The Oxford Companion to Scottish History|publisher=[[Oxford University Press]]|location=Oxford|page=359|year=2001|isbn=978-0192116963}}</ref> |area_rank = |area_magnitude = 1 E10 |area_km2 = 78,772 |area_sq_mi = 30,414 |percent_water = 1.9 |population_estimate = 5,194,000<ref>{{cite news|url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/8648561.stm|title=Scottish population 'highest since 1970s'|publisher=BBC|date= 2010-04-28|accessdate=2010-05-03}}</ref> |population_estimate_rank = |population_estimate_year = mid-2009 |population_census = 5,062,011 |population_census_year = 2001 |population_density_km2 = 65.9 |population_density_sq_mi = 170.8 |population_density_rank = |GDP_PPP = [[US$]]194 billion{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |GDP_PPP_rank = |GDP_PPP_year = 2006 |GDP_PPP_per_capita = [[US$]]39,680{{Citation needed|date=July 2008}} |GDP_PPP_per_capita_rank = |GDP_nominal = |GDP_nominal_rank = |GDP_nominal_year = |GDP_nominal_per_capita = |GDP_nominal_per_capita_rank = |HDI = |HDI_rank = |HDI_year = |HDI_category = |currency = [[Pound sterling]] |currency_code = GBP |time_zone = GMT |utc_offset = 0 |time_zone_DST = BST |DST_note = |utc_offset_DST = +1 |cctld = [[.uk]]<sup>4</sup> |calling_code = 44 |patron_saint = [[Saint Andrew|St Andrew]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.scotland.org/about/history-tradition-and-roots/features/culture/st-andrews.html|title =''St Andrew—Quick Facts''|work=Scotland.org—The Official Online Gateway|accessdate=2007-12-02}}</ref> <br /> [[Saint Margaret of Scotland|St Margaret]] <br /> [[Saint Columba|St Columba]] |footnote1 = Both Scots and Scottish Gaelic are officially recognised as [[autochthonous language]]s under the [[European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages]];<ref>[http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Topics/ArtsCulture/gaelic/gaelic-english/17910/europeancharter "European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages"] Scottish Government. Retrieved 27 September 2007.</ref> the [[Bòrd na Gàidhlig]] is tasked, under the [[Gaelic Language (Scotland) Act 2005]], with securing Gaelic as an [[official language]] of Scotland, commanding "equal respect" with English.<ref>Macleod, Angus [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article384045.ece "Gaelic given official status"] (22 April 2005) ''[[The Times]]''. London. Retrieved 2 August 2007.</ref> |footnote2 = Historically, the use of "[[Scotch]]" as an adjective comparable to "Scottish" was commonplace, particularly outwith Scotland. However, the modern use of the term describes only ''products'' of Scotland, usually food or drink related. |footnote3 = Scotland's head of state is the monarch of the United Kingdom, currently Queen Elizabeth II (since 1952). Scotland has limited self-government within the United Kingdom as well as representation in the UK Parliament. It is also [[Scotland (European Parliament constituency)|a UK electoral region]] for the [[European Parliament]]. Executive and legislative powers have been devolved to, respectively, the Scottish Government and the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh. |footnote4 = Also [[.eu]], as part of the [[European Union]]. [[ISO 3166-1]] is [[Great Britain|GB]], but [[.gb]] is unused. }} == Заалтс == {{Заалтс|2}} <!--Interwikis--> All content in the above text box is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike license Version 4 and was originally sourced from https://xal.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?diff=prev&oldid=70159.
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